2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite
The 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE)[1] will be the 43rd edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 1st under the current new title.
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| Teams | Competition proper: 24 (from 12 associations) |
Association team allocation
The associations are allocated slots according to their club competitions ranking which was published after the 2022 competitions were completed.[2]
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Teams
In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.
The following teams will also qualify to the West or East region unless they had already qualified based on their domestic performance.
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[3]
| Stage | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round 1 | TBA | 30 July 2024 | |
| Preliminary round 2 | 6 August 2024 | |||
| Preliminary round 3 | 13 August 2024 | |||
| League stage | Matchday 1 | TBA | 16–18 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 30 September – 1 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 21–23 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 4–6 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 25–27 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 2–4 December 2024 | |||
| Matchday 7 | 3–4 & 11–12 February 2025 | |||
| Matchday 8 | 17–19 February 2025 | |||
| Knockout stage | Round of 16 | TBA | 3–5 March 2025 | 10–12 March 2025 |
| Quarter-finals | 25–26 April 2025 | |||
| Semi-finals | 29–30 April 2025 | |||
| Final | 4 May 2025 | |||
League stage
West Region
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout Stage |
| 2 | TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 |  TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 |  TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 16 September 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
East Region
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout Stage |
| 2 | TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 |  Johor Darul Ta'zim |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
See also
References
- "AFC Executive Committee approves biggest prize purse in Asian club football history from 2024/25; announces AFC Women's Champions League". AFC. 14 August 2023.
- "AFC Club Competitions Ranking". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". AFC. 1 July 2023.
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